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Sacred Cows are free to roam through our lives because we seldom notice them

And when we do recognize their presence, they seem too familiar and harmless for us to do anything about them. But they are not harmless at all, and help to keep the status quo unchallenged. If you want to make changes in your life, one of the first must be to deal with your entrenched Sacred Cows.

They’re easier to spot than to eliminate

This T-shirt may seem cryptic at first glance. However, whenever we we make an effort to grow and change, what’s often gotten in the way are two influences that have the home court advantage.

1.The status quo and

2. Old beliefs that you’ve outgrown. But might not be aware that they’re holding you back. I don’t like the word “idols” but many of our sacred cows are idols that are stuck in time.

Sacred Cows Graze in Your Comfort Zone

An excerpt from How to Survive a Spiritual Hangover, A practical guide to holding steady in a wobbly world, Faith Lynella, Radiant Library, 2007

In India, sacred cows wander unimpeded through the streets. They serve as a reminder to respect the holiness of all living creatures. In Western culture, we too have our sacred cows. But they are not acknowledged or public. Ours are more private and personal. But they still roam unimpeded through our lives.

At some time in the past you’ve had sacred experiences, where you knew the divine had touched you personally and profoundly. There’s nothing finer! Such a transcendent flash temporarily removes you from your everyday mindset and reminds you that your spiritual awareness is intact. Those experiences deserve to be cherished and remembered fondly. But they don’t deserve to be worshipped.

While it occurred, you experienced a Now moment—out of linear time and normal limitations. That was an integral part of its impact on you. But you’re no longer in that altered state. It has been consigned to memory—a memory that gets special treatment. Remembering the awe of it resembles a trophy that’s proudly displayed on the mantle. You fondle it during moments of despair and meditation.

Sacred Cows slogan on a mug

There’s a temptation to build a monument to authentic encounters with the divine. And like any symbolic structure, it’s no longer free to change and grow. You cast it in concrete (or marble). Your infinite God experience is now reduced to bronzed baby shoes, rather than the bona fide event.

Those symbols become your personal “sacred cows.” They tie you to the past (which is locked in time),

as you try to sustain something that has already passed. Being too attached to such authentic-at-the-time experiences prevents a person from growing beyond them—as though they could be desecrated by anything that could happen later.

“Sacred cows” are mere symbols of an authentic experience. It’s a false idol posing as “your best stuff.” You’re not being unfaithful to the original experience by stepping back from it. Many more divine experiences (Now moments) are to be had all the time. Look around for more and stay open to them.

Resistance you feel about big T truth might indicate the presence of a “sacred cow.” The “sacred cow” might indeed be true, but it’s a lesser truth which keeps you from recognizing a greater one.

Once you name some of your “sacred cows,” you remove an inhibiting attachment to the past. That creates a vacuum wherein your awareness is permitted to grow. Truth and God are already bigger than humans can grasp. To discover the truly profound and unfathomable, you must be ready to release the ways whereby you’ve held them captive.

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